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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

🪙 STALL SPOTLIGHT: FRODI THE MONEYOR Discover Anglo-Saxon coins, reproduction finds and how coins were made. You can even strike your own early medieval-inspired coin using hand-cut dies! 📅 31 Oct | 📍 Lenham 🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/4HutorZ #KAS #LEGISE #Archaeology

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

🏺 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Guy Topham Guy of SHAL explores the Lympne Lamp, Treasure, and how geophysics & metal detecting revealed two sites and helped date discoveries. 📅 31 Oct | 📍 Lenham 🎟️ buff.ly/4HutorZ #KAS #LEGISE #Archaeology

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is amazing!! Do you mind if we share this with The Amelia Scott team?

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Dr Andrew Richardson FSA, MCIfA Andrew joins Steve Dean to tell the story of a Roman coin hoard found in Kent. He’ll also explore almost 30 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. 📅 31 Oct | 📍 Lenham 🎟️ Tickets via buff.ly/vTqKoFG #KAS #LEGISE #Archaeology

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We hope to record the presentations if we can!

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Its #WordWednesday Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is Hatch-up vb. To prepare for. "I think it's hatching up for snow." "She's hatching up a cold." A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888). Pg 71 You can search the dictionary yourself below

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Dictionary of the Kentish dialect — Kent History & Archaeology

Compiled by Camilla Harley.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Medway History Showcase returns on the weekend of the 17th & 18th October! Learn more about the fully packed day at The Royal Engineers Museum on our website and book your FREE tickets www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/events/medwa... #Heritage #MedwayHistoryShowcase #WhatsonKent

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Medway History Showcase 2026 — Kent History & Archaeology

Get ready to be inspired at the fourth Medway History Showcase on October 17th and 18th at the legendary Royal Engineers Museum!

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It would be an unusual one! It probably has been cut to use the material for other products such as buttons or decorative items perhaps! We hope Moley got the chance to visit The Amelia Scott museum with its very own Moley the archaeologist!

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You are always welcome to come along to the conference Clare...you'd be surprised how good Keith is at remembering those who started out with the Dover Archaeological Group!

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🪙 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Steve Dean What happens when you discover a Roman coin hoard? Steve shares the story of the find and what happened next, joined by Andrew Richardson on excavation & preservation. 📅 31 Oct | 📍 Lenham 🎟️ buff.ly/vTqKoFG #KAS #LEGISE #Archaeology

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

⏰ 30 DAYS TO GO! 🔎 The KAS & LEGISE Metal Detecting Conference is nearly here! 📅 31 October | 📍 Lenham Community Centre | 🕙 10am–4pm 🎟️ Tickets must be booked by 5pm Friday 30 October. Don't miss this fascinating day of archaeology, metal detecting and discovery! 🎟️ buff.ly/vTqKoFG #KAS #LEGISE

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Help shape the KAS 170th anniversary conference! 🎉 Tell us what you'd like to see, from the conference format and evening events to talks and activities. Take our short survey: buff.ly/NdqMTYr Closes 11:45pm, Sunday 11 October 2026.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🏺 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Keith Parfitt What can a landscape tell us about the people who lived there thousands of years ago? Keith explores Free Down, St Margaret's — an Iron Age & Roman site with a fascinating archaeological story. 📅 31 Oct | 📍 Lenham 🎟️ buff.ly/vTqKoFG #KAS #LEGISE #Archaeology

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

👥 CLUB SPOTLIGHT: Cinque Ports Detecting Club Established in Sandwich in 2020, the club has supported archaeological work at Roman Richborough's Amphitheatre, recovering hundreds of Roman coins & artefacts that provided important dating evidence. 📅 31 Oct | 📍 Lenham 🎟️ buff.ly/vTqKoFG #KAS #LEGISE

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's always nice for our KAS team to get a shout out following an outreach visit! Our visit to Bexley Archaeology Group in July showed off parts of our collection related to this former Kent region (now a London borough) and the wider work we undertake! #publicarchaeology #outreach

green text on a white background with black text below it, praising Kent Archaeological Society Archivist Craig and Curator Andy following a visit to Bexley Archaeology Group

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

👥 CLUB SPOTLIGHT: West Kent Detector Club Formed in 1978/79, WKDC has supported archaeology, public education and the Portable Antiquities Scheme for decades. Some members have even appeared on Channel 4's Time Team! 📺 📅 31 Oct | 📍 Lenham 🎟️ buff.ly/vTqKoFG #KAS #LEGISE #MetalDetecting

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Its #WordWednesday Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is Gutter-grub gut-ur-grub. N. One who delights in doing dirsty work and getting himself into a mess; a low person. A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888). Pg 68 Search the dictionary below:

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Dictionary of the Kentish dialect — Kent History & Archaeology

Compiled by Camilla Harley.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: David Barwell How can metal detectorists record their finds and help us understand the landscape? David shares a practical approach to recording finds at St Margaret's and working with PAS/archaeology. 📅 31 Oct | 📍 Lenham 🎟️ buff.ly/vTqKoFG #KAS #LEGISE #Archaeology

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KAS & LEGISE Metal Detecting Conference — Kent History & Archaeology

The Kent Archaeological Society’s Archaeology Research Group and Landscape Explorers Group in the South East (LEGISE) are pleased to present our second annual metal detecting & archaeology…

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A nice end to #FindsFriday! This piece of ?antler appears to have been chopped into, you can clearly see the cut marks. What do you think it may have been used for? Let us know! #archaeology #zooarchaeology

A dirty grey antler fragment sat on a green gloves hand. the antler has been cut into repeatedly

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🎓 STUDENTS — DISCOVER THE PAST FOR JUST £7.50! Interested in archaeology, history, heritage or metal detecting? Why not spend Saturday 31st October immersed in Kent’s fascinating past? 👉 Book here: buff.ly/FXz3swo

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's #FindsFriday! A Terra Nigra found during excavations for the Faversham Western Link Road and dating between the 1st century BCE - 1st Century CE. We think it reads either IVII.S or S.MAI. Let us know in the comments below your suggests! 📸© Kent Archaeological Society 2026, KAS-TEMP-000816

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🌊 Tonight: Echoes of Coastal Community Join us from 7pm to explore the history of Front Brents and the people who lived & worked beside Faversham Creek. Discover how archaeology, memories & local knowledge are bringing this lost coastal community back to life. 💻 Zoom | ⏰ 7–8.30pm buff.ly/skzQoR9

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📚 Kent Group Spotlight: Visit the Kent History & Library Centre in Maidstone and discover Kent’s past. Explore archives, maps and local history, trace your family tree with Ancestry & Find My Past, and get research support. Come and explore! 🔎 buff.ly/j7wywMM

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

⏳ Tomorrow evening! Join us for Echoes of Coastal Community and explore the archaeology, memories & stories of Front Brents beside Faversham Creek. Discover what the Uncovering Front Brents project has revealed about its former community & the changing coast. 📅 17 Sept | 7–8.30pm | Zoom

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Echoes of Coastal Community — Kent History & Archaeology

The next in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with Coasts in Mind, FSARG and FCT Front Brents, Faversham Project.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Its #WordWednesday Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is Gurt adj. Great. A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888). Pg 68. You can search the dictionary yourself here - buff.ly/hPfGRpm #research #Kentish #dictionarycorner #historical #WordWednesday

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Dictionary of the Kentish dialect — Kent History & Archaeology

Compiled by Camilla Harley.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🌊 What can a vanished community leave behind? Foundations, a changing coastline, memories & stories. *Echoes of Coastal Community* explores how archaeology and community knowledge are revealing the history of Front Brents. 📅 17 Sept | 7–8.30pm | Zoom #KentArchaeology #Faversham

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Echoes of Coastal Community — Kent History & Archaeology

The next in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with Coasts in Mind, FSARG and FCT Front Brents, Faversham Project.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

👥 300+ people aged 3–93 helped uncover the story of Front Brents, revealing 19th-century brickmakers’ cottages alongside memories, stories & local knowledge. Discover this remarkable community archaeology project and the changing Kent coast. 17 Sept | 7–8.30pm | Zoom #KentArchaeology #Faversham

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Echoes of Coastal Community — Kent History & Archaeology

The next in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with Coasts in Mind, FSARG and FCT Front Brents, Faversham Project.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: EMMA YOUELL 🏺 *Archaeology & Metal Detecting: A Sutton Hoo Case Study* Emma will share her experience of metal detecting at Sutton Hoo and explore how systematic surveys can support archaeological excavation and research. 📅 31 Oct | 📍 Lenham | 🕙 10am–4pm 🎟️ buff.ly/CcgiuBq

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📰 Issue 128 of the KAS Magazine is fresh off the press — and we're already preparing the next one! KAS members & the public are invited to submit articles, research & images. 📅 Deadline: 27 Sept 📖 Submission guidelines: buff.ly/aFqkIzc 📧 craig.campbell@kentarchaeology.org.uk #KAS #Archaeology

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's #FindsFriday! We have this lovely broken #SpindleWhorl from Faversham made of a piece of Samian ware. 📸©️ Kent Archaeological Society 2026

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wonderful to welcome PhD researcher Fabian Gapp to the KAS library! Fabian 3D-scanned a Richborough marble fragment (KAS 105) for his research into Roman marble arches. We look forward to sharing the model online and following his research! 🏛️📐 #Archaeology #Richborough

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Discover Hildenborough’s past with the Hildenborough History Society! 📜 Meeting quarterly for talks and building an archive of local history. New members and historical information are welcome! 📧 HildenboroughHistorySociety@weebly.com 🌐 hildenboroughhistorysociety.weebly.com #Hildenborough

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📣 One week to go! Join us next Thursday for Echoes of Coastal Community and discover Front Brents through archaeology, memories & local knowledge — from 19th-century brickmakers’ cottages to the people who called them home. 📅 17 Sept | 7–8.30pm | Zoom #KentArchaeology #Faversham

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Echoes of Coastal Community — Kent History & Archaeology

The next in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with Coasts in Mind, FSARG and FCT Front Brents, Faversham Project.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Archaeology + metal detecting = a better understanding of the past! It’s not just about the find, it’s about recording, context & interpretation. Join archaeologists & responsible detectorists at the KAS & LEGISE conference on 31 October in Lenham. 🎟️ Tickets: kentarchaeology.org.uk/events/kas-l...

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We were primarily focused on Front Brents, but our partners the Faversham Society Archaeology Research Group (FSARG) have done lots of work in the area, do check out their website! No need to register, the zoom details will be shared on our website & socials soon, you just log in for 7pm.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It’s #WordWednesday! 📖 Today’s Kentish word is Gratten (grat-un), meaning stubble or a stubble field—also known as ersh, eddish, grotten or podder-gratten. From A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect (1888). #Kentish #DictionaryCorner #Etymology

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Dictionary of the Kentish dialect — Kent History & Archaeology

Compiled by Camilla Harley.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🔎 Huge thanks to SWAT Archaeology for their generous £100 donation towards our Metal Detecting & Archaeology Conference! SWAT will also have a stall on the day. 📅 31 Oct | 📍 Lenham Community Centre 🎟️ Book now via buff.ly/hxTqG3H

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We're pleased to announce KAS Magazine Issue 128 (Summer/Autumn) is now available exclusively to members — emailed to your registered address. Not a member? Join: buff.ly/TQCBmwB. Send submissions to editor Craig Campbell: craig.campbell@kentarchaeology.org.uk #Archaeology

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Do you know which house he lived in? Do join us for Harry's talk on the 17th if you'd like to hear more about the excavation and social history we uncovered!

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🏠 Who lived at Front Brents? Discover the story of the 19th-century brickmakers’ cottages beside Faversham Creek, and the people who called them home. Explore how archaeology, memories & local knowledge reveal a working coastal community and a changing landscape. 📅 17 Sept | 7–8.30pm | Zoom

kentarchaeology.org.uk

Echoes of Coastal Community — Kent History & Archaeology

The next in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with Coasts in Mind, FSARG and FCT Front Brents, Faversham Project.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🌊 What can archaeology tell us about the people who lived & worked along Faversham Creek? Join us online Thurs 17 Sept, 7–8.30pm, for Echoes of a Coastal Community. Discover how archaeology, memories & local knowledge are bringing the lost community of Front Brents back to life. #KentArchaeology

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Echoes of Coastal Community — Kent History & Archaeology

The next in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with Coasts in Mind, FSARG and FCT Front Brents, Faversham Project.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

💧 Discover Richmond Park’s lost waterways! CBA London invites you to explore 500 years of historic conduits, reservoirs & archaeology with Royal Parks project archaeologist Andrew Mayfield, and learn about the new Lost Waterways project. 🎟️ Book: buff.ly/9UO35Rp #Archaeology #Heritage #History

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🎤 Speaker spotlights are coming! With the KAS & LEGISE Metal Detecting & Archaeology Conference just weeks away, we’ll be introducing our speakers, topics & groups joining us at Lenham on 31 October. First up… Emma Youell! 👀 🎟️ Tickets: kentarchaeology.org.uk/events/kas-l... #KAS #LEGISE

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What happens when archaeologists & metal detectorists work together? 🔎 Find out at our KAS & LEGISE conference on 31 Oct 2026! Hear about Roman Lympne, Sutton Hoo, the PAS, St Margaret’s at Cliffe & a Lenham coin hoard. 🎟️ kentarchaeology.org.uk/events/kas-l... #KAS #LEGISE

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🔎 Our #KASSpotlight series continues! The Folkestone & District Family History Society, founded in 1976, helps beginners and experienced researchers explore family history in Southeast Kent and beyond. They meet monthly in Folkestone, with talks, projects & more. #KentHistory #CommunityHistory

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Folkestone & District Family History Society – F&DFHS

The Folkestone and District Family History Society was founded to encourage and promote the study of family history in Shepway and South East Kent. It provides advice and assistance to members with…

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📢 Date change! Our Zoom lecture with Coasts in Mind’s Harry Farmer, Echoes of Coastal Community, is now Thursday 17 September. Discover how archaeology, memories & local knowledge are revealing the story of Front Brents and Faversham Creek. Details: kentarchaeology.org.uk/events/echoe... #KAS

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Echoes of Coastal Community — Kent History & Archaeology

The next in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with Coasts in Mind, FSARG and FCT Front Brents, Faversham Project.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🔎 KAS & LEGISE Metal Detecting Conference returns! Join detectorists, archaeologists & heritage enthusiasts on Sat 31 Oct at Lenham Community Centre for a day of discoveries, research & Kent archaeology. 🎟️ Tickets & programme: kentarchaeology.org.uk/events/kas-l... #Archaeology #Kent

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Its #WordWednesday Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is Ear ee-r. vb. To plough. ""Eryng of land three times."" - Old Parish Book of Wye, 28 Henry 8. A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888). 50" You can search the dictionary yourself below:

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Dictionary of the Kentish dialect — Kent History & Archaeology

Compiled by Camilla Harley.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined last night’s “War Helms & Weapon Dancers” talk with Dr Andrew Richardson! We had 23 attendees and a fascinating talk and Q&A. Thanks to Maidstone Community Support Centre for hosting us. Next: Zoom lecture, 24 Sept, 7pm: www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/events/echoe...

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Echoes of Coastal Community — Kent History & Archaeology

The next in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with Coasts in Mind, FSARG and FCT Front Brents, Faversham Project.

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Kent Archaeological Society @kentarchsoc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It's #FindsFriday! 🏺 From the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit collection: this near-complete Samian Ware dish from Faversham, featuring a spiral pseudostamp—a design used by potters who couldn't stamp or write in Latin. More finds to come! 🔎 #Archaeology #Heritage #History #Roman

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